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Board approves moratorium for certain businesses BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Garden City Association of Girl Scouts, with the help and support of Ambassador Troop 1322, is hosting its Third Annual “Souper Bowl” drop off event to benefit the Mary Brennan INN on Saturday, February 10th. See page 9 for details..
Village needs residents to help identify lead water service lines BY RIKKI MASSAND Following discussions by the Environmental Advisory Board and Water Superintendent Stanley Carey on Wednesday, February 7, the Village Water Department will continue its outreach about lead water service line testing and the dangers lead
consumption presents for human health. The village offers all homeowners free testing of water samples for lead contamination. The scheduling of lead testing is offered through the village’s website or by calling the Water Department. Once scheduled, consultants drop off the sampling bottle
and then come pick up the samples. Within weeks residents receive sample results that are logged into the Water Department’s database. “The Village continues to waive all permit fees related to lead water service line replacement projects, including road opening permit fees,” See page 51
The Garden City Board of Trustees put a moratorium on opening certain types of businesses as the village considers changes to the zoning code. At its January 18th meeting, the board placed a temporary restriction through June 28 on any application to the Garden City Department of Building for opening certain businesses within the village. Those prohibited use applications include “adult uses” or themed retailers, body piercing and tattoo parlors, vape shops and other establishments. Sections of the local law establishing the moratorium specify “Adult Retail,” “Adult Cabaret,” “Adult Theater,” “Body Rub Establishment” and “Adult Bookstore/Video Store” as some of the now prohibited applications for permits. Last fall a vape shop which had been planned for Franklin Avenue received a great deal of negative attention, causing its owner to withdraw the application. The village’s moratorium period went into effect on January 18, upon the board’s approval, and will continue until June 28, 2024 but has the option (under the local law) for the Board of Trustees to enact two (separate) three-month extensions if further resolutions are approved. “The purpose is for the village to review where these uses might be best limited to in the Village of Garden City. This is an action to approve the moratorium but it’s not an action that will actually adopt the local law with regards to the uses – the adoption of the moratoSee page 51
Bond vote Tuesday
Voting on the Garden City School District’s bond issue will take place on Tuesday, February 13th from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium at Garden City High School. The bond issue of $17.66
million, along with $5.34 million in reserve funds, will be used for various capital improvements throughout the district. See page 8 for more information.
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